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Warm Springs, Oregon SPILYAY Tymoo Girls seek Pi-Ume-Sha royal title Let's Pi-Ume-Sha June 24-25-26 This year the 19th annual indi All contests will be in drum order; 2. Registration for contestants will be open until 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5 (final); 3. Contestants must dance in each session to gain points; Full regalia, according to tribal custom; S. Loss of any regalia will disqualify dancer during dancing competition, number is part of regalia; 6. No tennis shoes, dark glasses or chewinggum; 7. All con testants must be in grand entry at 7 p.m. nightly or will be disqualified, must also be at each afternoon grand entry at I p.m: 8. All con- tenants must be at least V, degree vidual and team championships oi muiun; y. i ivc scmi-finahsti will be picked at each session, June 24 Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days will be celebrating 50 years under the Whcc- 23 and 26: 10. On v reentered ler-lloward Act as well as the sign ing of the 1855 Warm Springs Nation Treaty. The three day cele drummers will be paid with register deadline June 23 at 3 p.m.: 1 1. All judges decisions are final: and 12 bration will feature the Traditional Men may only register for an indi vidual contest Men's straight or dress parade, pries in all catego ries, a stick game tournament. Nathan"Eight-Ball"Jim will emcee lancy. For more information contact the event. Art Mitchell at (503) 553-1010 or The schedule of events for the Nathan "Eight-Ball" Jim at (503) celebration can be found on page 33J-I4U3 or write to either at P.O. Box 121, Warm Springs, Oregon Contest rules are as follows: I. PAGE 2 June 3, 1988 - "7" t r 'TS . " i 1 iv. r -rt L3 Althea Henry Four local Indian girls are seek ing the 1988 title of Miss Pi-Ume-Sha fortheJune 24-26 celebration. The four are Althea Henry, 23; Ina Jim, 13; RenaSuppah, 16;andScr ina Winishut, 16. Althea Henry is the daughter of Ellen Johnson of Warm Springs and Robert Wesley of Yakima, Washington and the granddaugh ter of the late Alex Henry and Josephine Henry. She is of Paiute and Yakima descent. Her hobbies are traveling to powwows and softball games. She would like to return to college in the near future. She stated that by entering the contest she will be supporting her uncle Vernon Henry who is chief of the Warm Springs Albuquerque The National Advisory Council on Indian Education announced today that it will be holding its next full Council meeting, whose theme is "A New Era for Indian Educa tion," on June 1-3, 1988 in Albu querque, New Mexico, at the Hol iday Inn-Pyramid, 5151 San Fran cisco Road N.E. (505821-3333). Council Chairman Buck Martin said, "NACIE is pleased to bring one of its working business meet ings to the Southwest. We are Indian internship offered An American Indian Internship is being offered by the Smithsonian institution office of public affairs in Washington, D.C. They are accep ting applications for the one year internship which will start Septem ber 6, 1988. The intern will have a key role in developing a media out reach effort by the Smithsonian to the national American Indian com munity. The person selected for the posi tion must have demonstrated writ ing and communication skills and a direct involvement with tribal people. A part of the team, the intern will work with members of the Smithsonian Public Affairs Office, becoming familiar with many aspects of their work. The respon sibilities for the job are: I. to help the Smithsonian, tell the story of the wide diversity of the Smithson ian resources available to Indian people; 2. To address matters of concern both current and histori calto tribal peoples. This will involve representing the Public Affairs Office at community func tions; aiding in publicity; travel to tribal meeting and communities. 3. To provide a resource to Smith sonian bureaus for American Indian outreach; and 4. To aid in the pro Hot shot crew assists at The twenty member hot shot crew and an logistics officer from Warm Springs responded along Spilyay Tymoo Spilyay Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION . . Priscilla Squlemphen-Yazzlei FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be adressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, PO Box 870, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone: 553-1644 or 553-1 161, extensions 274. 285. 321 or 286. Subscription rates: Within the U.S. $6.00 per year Outside U.S. $12.00 per year Ina Jim Paiutes. "Sah-pum"is the Indian name of Madras Junior High seventh grader, Ina Jim. She is the daughter of Bruce and Barbara Jim; the grand daughter of Ina Tohet, the late Martha McKinley and Grant and Emily Wahenaka all of Warm Springs. The young miss is of Warm Springs. Yakima and Nez Perce descent. She is active in softball and enjoys horseback riding, bas ketball and Indian activities. She said she is a part of the court because she wants to become active in Indian dancing. A sophomore at Madras High School in Madras, Rena Suppah is the daughter of Delilah Suppah and Rafeal Queahpama and the site for NACIE meeting extremely excited about being a national catalyst, and in more clearly reviewing Indian education. We welcome your attendance at this meeting." Among agenda items for the Council meeting are discussions of future technical amendments to the recently passed education bill that includes the Indian education amendments, the draft "Report on Bureau of Indian Affairs Educa tion" and other NACIE activities. duction of publicity materials, includ ing the Smithsonian News Service feature stories; articles for Research Reports; a periodical produced by the Smithsonian; advertisement; ra dio scripts; television public service announcements; and brochures. The intern can expect to acquire useful experience in the operations of a public relations program includ ing working with the media and writing articles, as well as consid erable familiarity with other bureaus and offices of the Smithsonian Insti tution. Applications are being sought from candidates who have com pleted a bachelor's degree or higher with experience in journalism or public relations are preferred and with experience with a word pro cessor or computer helpful. The one year will start September 6, 1988 with a $15,000 stipend. To apply candidates are ask to send a letter of interest with a resume with references, transcripts and their writing examples by July 1 , 1 988. For more information con tact Ink Mendelsohn, Office of Public Affairs, Smithsonian Insti tution, Washington, D.C. 20560 or telephone Mendelsohn at (202) 357 2627. with nine other firefighting crews to battle a 1 , 1 56 acre fire located 20 miles east of LaPine, Oregon on Rena Suppah granddaughter of Rena Suppah all of Warm Springs. She is active in OSSOM and enjoys dancing. She is of Warm Springs descent. She feels that being on the Pi-Umc-Sha court will help her to grow in her background and her culture. The fourth girl, Serina Winishut, was not available for an interview or photograph. She is the daughter of Donnie Winishut and Margie Tuckta of Warm Springs. Her grand parents are Pauline Winishut, and Gene and Norene Greene of Warm Springs. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. All the girls will be in the com munity selling tickets. Support the girls and the Pi-Ume-Sha celebra tionbuy your raffle tickets early. Acting Executive Director Gli ria Duus said that the three-day meet ing will include a public hearing on June 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to receive testimony on the education bill. Duus said that, "Hear ing from Indian educators and their communities is a major duty of the Council. It is a thrilling part of our Council's activities." "This is a new era for our Coun cil. It is now time for Indian educa tion to change and to face many new challenges for all American Indians and Alaska Natives. It might take awhile, but we are determined to become more effective advocates for quality Indian education." said Duus. If you would like to present tes timony at the meeting, please con tact the NACIE office in Washing ton. If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to submit a testim ony, send it to NACIE, 330 "C" Street, S.W., Room 4072, Switzer Building, Mail Stop 24 1 9, Washing ton, D.C. 20202. Death being investigated In a news release from the office of Warm Springs Bureau of Indian Affairs special agent and investiga tor Rob Moran it was stated that there is an investigation into a medically unattended death which occurred on April 13 at 6:01 p.m. on the reservation. Moran said at this time there are suspicious cir cumstances involved in the death. "It is a possible homicide," stated Moran. "There will be charges in the case," he went on to say. Following the completion of the investiga tion, evidence will be turned over 1 to the U.S. Attorney's office in Portland according to Moran. Lapine Deschutes National Forest land. Firefighters from Oregon and northern California took part in containing the blaze that swept through acres of debris from log ging operations and dry lodgepole pine that had been killpd by moun tian pine bettle infestation. The Warm Springs crew responded Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 a.m. The fire was named the Jack-in-the-Box fire, it flared up in the site of a two-day-old controlled burn. The fire went from 2 acres to more then 1,000 acres within ten hours. The fire crews battled the fire by setting backfires to remove fuels from the pathway of the fire. They also built fire lines encircling the fire. It was the first fire for the hot shot crew for the 1988 season. Crew members returned to Warm Springs on Wednesday. May 25. Originally it was estimated it would be at least a six-day job but crews had everything under control two days early, according to Mike Gomez, Warm Springs Hot Shot supervisor. The fire conditions for the sea son have been predicted for this year as extremely volatile, accord ing to forestry personnel. Friday, June 24th Grand Entry at 7:00 p.m. Registration books closed at Qrand Entry Little Girls Round Danca (6 year and under) 1st-S25, 2nd-$20. 3rd-115 0O. th-$10.00 Little Boys War Danca (6 years and under) 1st-$25 00. 2nd-$20.00. 3rd-S15 00. 4th-110 00 Little Girls Round Danca (7-11 years old) Ut-$30 00, 2nd-S2S 00. 3rd-$20.00, 4th-$15 00 Little Boys War Dance (7-1 1 years old) 1st-$30 00. 2nd-$25 00. 3rd-$20 00. 4th-$15 00 Five Seml-Flnallats will be picked each session for men and women Individuate Saturday, June 25th Judging before the parade Traditional Dress Parade-10:30 a.m. Afternoon Seaiton: Grand Entry-1:00 p.m. Teen Girls Round Dance (12-16 years old) 1st-$50.00, 2nd-$40 00, 3rd-$30.00, 4th-$20.00 Teen Boys Fancy Danca (12-16 years old) 1st-$60.00, 2nd-40.00, 3rd-$30.00. 4th-$20.00 "Kussa Round Dance 50 years and older are Invited to danca In full dress. Participants will receive in honorarium In appreciation. OI' Warriors War Dance 50 years and older are Invited to dance in full dress. Participants will receive an honorarium in appreciation. Flve SemL-f lnallst! wlH be picked for MOIHS artifacts purchase to start The Middle Oregon Indian His torical Society has approved its second artifact purchase for 1988. Only artifacts listed below will be accepted for appraisal, limited with two (2) object artifact per . applicant. The articles must be an antique with special value because of its age, and (50) years of history with the artifact. The storage of the MOIHS collection is full, and space is limited: All artifacts must be in excellent good condition. For MOIHS future exhibits A call for antique hunting, fishing and trapping gear from the people of the Warm Springs Reservation. Artifact request list: 1. Hunting gear Antique and history of its value and age. A. I9th century firearms; guns, pistols and rifles. ' B. Traditional style wooden bow w Indian made arrows and chipped arrow heads. ; C. Bear, beaver, cougar, and wolf traps from Warm Springs trappings. , D. Flint fire stone tools. E. Knife sharpening tools. 2. Fishing gear Antique and history of its value and age. A. Needles (wooden) and net making tools. B. Hoops (wooden). C. Fishing spear. ; D. Nets (dip nets). E. Wooden salmon clubs. 3. Mens Regalia Antique and history of its value and age. A. Hudson Bay Coat. B. Knives wbone handle and rawhide sheaths. , C. Arrow quiver. D. Chokers Old wampum and old dentelium. E. Hats Beaver felt and or ten gallon hats. 4. Historical photographs or docu ments from tribal member family Mm t' ' , : a , ' "V' ; ! ' V '' ' ; y ' u V :iU -a,. n- "J" J -I, ,,, i ' Immunizations are mandatory for students entering school A h hough Head Start student Francis Sorrethorse doesn't enjoy the experience, he cooperative. Individuals. the Men and Women clalltlea will collections for purchase or loan; with (50) years of history. 5. Old fishing and hunting sto ries. "Why do hunters leave rocks in their pockets?" If you have any questions, con tact MOIHS museum office staff: Liz Tewee. Beulah Calica, or Mico "NT 'I 4 y f If !,, 1 f A if If 1 Ribbon May 19 special ceremonies opened the new offices of the Tribal Housing department. Kate Jackson, member on housing board is given honor of cutting ribbon. Have to be tough An Open Giveaway will follow Immediately after each con test In thla session. Evening Session: Grand Entry 7:00 p.m. Girls Buckskin Graceful War Dance (16 years and under) 1st-$90 00. 2nd-J70 00. 3rd-$40 00. 4th-$30 00. 5th-$20 00 Boys Straight Danca (16 years and under) ISt-190 00. 2nd-$70 00. 3rd-$40.00. 4th-30.00. 5th-20 00 Women's Team Round Dance (17 years and older) (3 women to a team) 1st-$375 00, 2nd $300 00. 3rd-$225 00. 4th-$150 00 Mens Team Dance Open Contest 1st-$375.00. 2nd-$300.00. 3rd-$225.00. 4th-$150.00 Five Seml-Flnallsts will be picked men and women Sunday, June 26th Grand Entry: 2:00 p.m. Five (9) teml-Flnallsts will be picked right at lha atari, men and women's Individual Men Straight Dance (17 years and older) 1st-$4O0 00, 2nd-$300.00. 3rd-$200.00, 4th-$100 00, 5lh-$50 00 Women's Individual Straight War Dance (1 7 years and older) 1 st-$ 1 50.00, 2nd-$ 1 25.00, 3rd- 1 00.00, 4th-$50.00, 5th-$25.00 Mens Individual Fancy War Dance (17 years and older) 1 st-$600 00. 2nd-$300.00. 3rd-J2O0 00, 4th-$ 100.00. 5th-$50.00 Womens Fancy Shawl Dance (17 years and older) To be Added. be paid each session Chase at 2148 Kota St., or phone 553-1161, ext. 331 or 338. Forms must be filled out by applicant and are available at the MOIHS museum office or mailed to you. Deadline for artifact appraisal is June 10, 1988. 71. i Splfyay Tymoo photo by Ltno-Baktr Cutting SjpdraF FjWWaW top Sto&0CtJ& 1